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Originally Posted by Derek
Excellent. So as well as everything else you are you are now an expert on the costs involved with converting specialist vehicles for use and putting modifications into them like rear cells, and secure internal storage.
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Well, I do have something of a working knowledge. I have been in the motor trade for many years (including working for, amongst others, Renault, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Ford dealerships), particularly in commercials and I have extensive experience in conversions and have supplied security companies with converted vehicles. That van would reached nothing more than a thousand pounds (at a stretch two thousand if had recently passed its eight week safety check) if it came up on the block, even if a buyer could be found for it.
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If the Met are anything like other forces their big vans aren't replaced anything near as frequently as their pandas or traffic cars and whilst the TSG might have newer ones the old vans will sit in a pound for a while until they are needed for a large demonstration.
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The van had no number plates, had a "police aware" sticker on it and was covered in rust, looking at it, it is unlikely it would have passed its safety checks. Do the Met routinely drive around in vehicles with no number plates? That van would have been amortised a long time ago, therefore would not be worth anything at all to the Met.
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Oh and if it was planned to have students scrap it why was the kit inside not removed first?
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I must admit I didn't see any "kit" still inside the vehicle, I will have to take your word for it that it was there. What kit, in particular, are you referring to?